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Nomination

The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated.

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Appointment 76% connected

The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.

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Assignment 76% connected

An allotting or an appointment to a particular person or use; or for a particular time, as of a cause or causes in court.

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Condition 76% connected

Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength,…

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Designation 76% connected

The act of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.

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Naming 76% connected

of Name

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Oratory 76% connected

A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a chapel or small room set apart for private devotions.

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Status 76% connected

State; condition; position of affairs.

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Constitute 74% connected

To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.

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Constitute 74% connected

To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.

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Make 74% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

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Make 74% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

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Nominate 74% connected

To mention by name; to name.

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Nominate 74% connected

To mention by name; to name.

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the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

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deixis noun · 78% connection

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Illation noun · 78% connection

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the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusi…

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Speech act noun · 78% connection

the use of language to perform some act

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Area noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Biodiversity noun · 78% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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Bionomic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Bionomical adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Book verb · 78% connection

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the sho…

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Corridor noun · 78% connection

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

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Defunctness noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Domain noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Ecologic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Ecological adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Endangered adjective · 78% connection

(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an endangered species"

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no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Words connected by meaning

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-ite unknown · 78% connection

A suffix used in naming minerals; as, chlorite, from its characteristic green color; barite, from its heaviness; graphite, from its us…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: naming, nominating, designation, candidate, office.
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-lite unknown · 78% connection

Combining forms fr. Gr. li`qos a stone; -- used chiefly in naming minerals and rocks.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: naming, nominating, designation, candidate, office.
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Acrophony noun · 78% connection

naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initial sound is the sound represented by that letter

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Amphidromical adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to an Attic festival at the naming of a child; -- so called because the friends of the parents carried the child around the…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: naming, nominating, designation, candidate, office.
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Appellative adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming.

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Calling noun · 78% connection

A naming, or inviting; a reading over or reciting in order, or a call of names with a view to obtaining an answer, as in legislative b…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: naming, nominating, designation, candidate, office.
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Candidacy noun · 78% connection

The position of a candidate; state of being a candidate; candidateship.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: naming, nominating, designation, candidate, office.
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Candidate noun · 78% connection

One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office, privilege, or ho…

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Caucus noun · 78% connection

A meeting, especially a preliminary meeting, of persons belonging to a party, to nominate candidates for public office, or to select d…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: naming, nominating, designation, candidate, office.
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Conominee noun · 78% connection

One nominated in conjunction with another; a joint nominee.

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Convention noun · 78% connection

something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"…

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